An animated series is a set of animated television works with a common title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries , a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released on the internet or direct-to-video . Like other creative works, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different target audiences : both males and females, both children and adults .
35-623: Ben 10 (retroactively known as Classic Ben 10 ) is an American animated series created by Man of Action , produced by Cartoon Network Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television . The series is about a 10-year-old boy named Ben Tennyson who gets a watch-style alien device called the "Omnitrix". Attached to his wrist, it allows him to transform into 10 different alien creatures with different abilities, allowing him to fight evil from Earth and space with his cousin Gwen and grandfather Max. The series first aired on Cartoon Network as
70-460: A franchise : three continuations were released respectively as Ben 10: Alien Force , Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Ben 10: Omniverse ; as well as a reboot of the series in 2016. The series centers around Ben Tennyson ( Tara Strong ), a ten-year-old boy on a cross-country summer vacation, with his cousin Gwen (Meagan Smith) and their grandfather Max ( Paul Eiding ). On their first night camping in their grandfather's RV affectionately named
105-565: A May 1994 article published in the San Francisco Chronicle , it was reported that Sturmer and Manning would form new bands in the aftermath of Jellyfish. Sturmer nearly released a solo album on Virgin Records before deciding against the proposal. Manning later said, "It was a surprise to me that Andy chose the route he did. I felt sure he'd make solo albums of his own material, like [one unreleased] ballad he played me. That
140-518: A child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline. Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series: Animated Weekly (1913), The Newlyweds (1913 — 1915), Travelaughs (1913, 1915 — 1918, 1921 — 1923), Doc Yak (1913 — 1915), Colonel Heeza Liar (1913 — 1917, 1922 — 1924), Kapten Grogg [ sv ] (1916 — 1922), Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917 — 1918),
175-598: A local station of a television network broadcasts an animated series as a part of its own programming, the time-slot will vary by region. All early animated television series, the first being Crusader Rabbit (1950 — 1959), are comic cartoon series. However, later series include sports ( Speed Racer , Captain Tsubasa , Slam Dunk ), action ( Hajime no Ippo , G.I. Joe ), science fiction ( Mobile Suit Gundam , Tenchi Muyo ), drama ( Neon Genesis Evangelion ), adventure ( Dragon Ball ), martial arts ( Baki
210-460: A set time period in "segments", including several such shorts. When advertising is taken into account, the cartoon itself may be only 15 — 20 minutes of the half hour, although Netflix and many other streaming companies do not show commercials. There are also series with a very short episodes lasting approximately five minutes; they have recently become more common in Japanese animation . If
245-461: A sneak peek on December 27, 2005, as part of "Sneak Peek Week", airing alongside other shows, including My Gym Partner's a Monkey , Robotboy and Zixx . It later became a full series airing from January 13, 2006, to April 15, 2008. The series gradually became popular and was nominated for two Emmy Awards , winning one for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation". The show spawned
280-483: A villain would be within the Omnitrix. After Ghostfreak was created the creators added dialogue into the first season to hint to the audience that there was something more to the character. Originally Cannonbolt, the 11th alien transformation in the series, was going to be in the original set of aliens, but was replaced with Ghostfreak. When doing test animations for the series the first alien transformation to be tested
315-653: Is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and composer who co-founded the rock band Jellyfish in 1989. He was the group's lead vocalist, drummer, and primary songwriter. Following their break-up in 1994, Sturmer became involved with Tamio Okuda , as writer and producer for the Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi . Although Sturmer maintains a low public profile, he continues working as a songwriter for cartoons produced by Disney and Cartoon Network . Sturmer attended Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California in
350-399: Is the first film in the series. It revolves around Ben ( Graham Phillips ), Gwen ( Haley Ramm ) and Grandpa Max ( Lee Majors ) returning to their hometown of Bellwood and attempting to adjust to being ‘normal’ again. Unfortunately, their lives are once again disrupted by a mysterious alien known as Eon ( Christien Anholt ), who has an unexpected connection to the Omnitrix. Ben 10: Alien Force
385-625: Is the sequel to the show set five years after the original series. As an indirect result, this series is darker in tone compared to its predecessor. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 18, 2008, and ended on March 26, 2010. It has since been premiered in Canada, on Teletoon. A video game of the show is now out for the Nintendo DS , Wii , PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable . Another sequel series, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien , premiered on April 23, 2010, and takes place 3–4 weeks after
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#1732783628150420-801: The Tom and Jerry cartoon short films released in movie theatres from 1940 to 1967, and many others. Direct-to-video animated series include most Japanese original video animations (OVAs). The first OVA series (and also the first overall OVA) was Dallos (1983 — 1985). Almost all hentai (pornographic) anime series are released as OVAs. Animated web series are designed and produced for streaming services . Examples include Happy Tree Friends (1999 — 2023) and Eddsworld (2003 — present). They can also be released on YouTube , such as Asdfmovie , which debuted in 2008. Andy Sturmer Marvin Andrew Sturmer (born March 11, 1965)
455-543: The "Rustbucket," Ben finds an alien pod with a mysterious watch-style device named the Omnitrix. The device then permanently attaches itself to his wrist giving him the ability to transform into a variety of alien life-forms each with its own unique skills and powers. With his newfound superpowers Ben has to learn the responsibilities of being a hero. During their vacation, the Tennysons are attacked by various enemies ranging from space aliens to supernatural entities. Ben 10
490-538: The 1970s. There, he was a drummer in the school's jazz band, and met keyboardist Roger Manning . Manning recalled of Sturmer: "I've never seen anyone of his age with that expertise and command of his instrument. Andy was one of the first kids in our town who took it seriously and had a goal. He was my hero." They later joined the group Beatnik Beatch . When the band dissolved in 1988, Sturmer and Manning formed Jellyfish. Jellyfish released two albums, Bellybutton (1990) and Spilt Milk (1993). Sturmer wrote all of
525-478: The 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included The Simpsons , South Park , Family Guy , Futurama , The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rocko's Modern Life , Beavis and Butt-Head , King of the Hill , and Duckman . Canadian computer-animated series ReBoot , which began as
560-459: The Grappler ), and other genres. The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones (1960 — 1966), produced by Hanna-Barbera . It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987) and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series in
595-473: The Omnitrix , in which the Omnitrix is accidentally set to self-destruct and Ben must track down its creator to stop it. A trailer of the film was released with the film Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen , and it aired August 10, 2007. Michael Ouweleen described the film's villain, which was actually Vilgax, as "like Darth Vader without the sense of humor." A different version of Secrets of
630-402: The Omnitrix , which introduced a different alien (Eye Guy) to the one in the original (Heatblast), aired on September 1, 2007. A third version (in which XLR8 was featured) aired on October 20, 2007. It was stated during the premiere of Alien Force that Secret of the Omnitrix was intended to be the chronological finale of Ben 10 , even though it was broadcast long before the last episode, which
665-527: The Omnitrix which look more like a watch than the final version, as well as different designs and names for the alien transformations. Some of the early names for the transformations were "StrongGuy", "Inferno", "RazorJaws", "Dragonfly", "Plantguy", and "Digger". Some of the early designs for the aliens are more human and superheroic, similar to Dial H for Hero . Sunmin Image Pictures , Dong Woo Animation and Lotto Animation, Inc. contributed some of
700-543: The album Alpacas Orgling (credited to LEO ). In the liner notes for the 2002 Jellyfish box set Fan Club , it is stated that Sturmer had been planning "an imminent solo record to be released over the Internet." In 2015, a journalist reported that Sturmer had refused all requests for interviews about his past or current work, although Sturmer agreed to be interviewed for the 2016 book Brighter Day: A Jellyfish Story . Also in 2015, Manning commented in an interview that
735-468: The animation for this series. The theme song for the series was written by Andy Sturmer and sung by Mz. Moxy. The main title were created by Renegade Animation , who was well known for Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi , which was created by Ben 10' s executive producer Sam Register . The flash animated sequence during the main title was designed to let the audience know that the show is going to be fun and not just an action show. The opening credits were altered in
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#1732783628150770-584: The band lessened. Following his work on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi , Sturmer composed theme songs for other Cartoon Network series, including Ben 10 (alongside its score composition), Batman: The Brave and the Bold , and the third season of The Batman animated series. He also composed the score and wrote the songs for the Disney series My Friends Tigger & Pooh and performed the theme song for Transformers Animated . In 2006, he worked with Mike Viola on
805-635: The finale of Alien Force . Ben 10: Protector of Earth is the first Ben 10 video game, released in autumn 2007. Following the success of the Ben 10 animated TV series and films, various Ben 10 merchandise has been released for general sale. These items include Ben 10 books, action figures, card games such as Top Trumps , toys, video games – notably Ben 10: Protector of Earth , bedding, and footwear. Ben 10 appears in Cartoon Network's online MMO FusionFall . The character design for Ben Tennyson
840-486: The lyrics, but composed the music with Manning. He had the rare distinction of not only being a drummer who regularly sang lead in a rock group, but also one who played a stand-up drum set at the front of the stage instead of sitting on a throne at the rear of the band. While their records earned critical praise and they toured the world several times, Jellyfish failed to meet commercial expectations, and intra-group friction led to Jellyfish's dissolution in early 1994. In
875-592: The series' main villain Vilgax. Dee Bradley Baker voices Ben's transformations Stinkfly, Eye Guy, and Wildmutt, Baker also voices Ben's school bully/friend Cash Murray, and many of his enemies such as The Limax, SixSix, Acid Breath, and the character Elsgood. Baker is also notable for voicing various characters and aliens. Richard Steven Horvitz voices Ben's Grey Matter transformation and the villain Sublimino. Richard McGonagle voices Ben's Four Arms transformation, and
910-1046: The style of All in the Family . The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett are also sitcoms. The 1980s and 1990s were a renaissance of the animated children and adult television series. Various broadcast networks and media companies began creating television channels and formats designed specifically for airing cartoon and anime series. Companies that already had these types of formats in place began to revamp their existing models during this time. Most of this animations were American-based or Japanese anime. Listed below are examples of television networks and channels that include animated programs. American British Japanese Canadian Australian Examples of animation-focused networks and channels are listed below; but some of them aired live-action programs occasionally. American South Korean Canadian Japanese During
945-468: The theme song for the 2003 animated series Teen Titans . Originally suggested by the series' producer Sam Register , creator Glen Murakami was delighted when he learned Sturmer would be writing and producing the track. In 2004, Sturmer also became the consulting producer and theme song composer for the cartoon Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi . After composing and producing most of the songs on Puffy AmiYumi's Nice. (2003) and 59 (2004), his involvement with
980-654: The third season and beyond to reflect that Ghostfreak was no longer to be used, and was replaced by Cannonbolt as the ninth alien. Kris Zimmerman was in charge of casting and was the voice director. Tara Strong voices the title character Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Benwolf, Lucy Mann-Tennyson, Ken Tennyson, and Sandra Tennyson. She also voices Future Gwen and Buzzshock in "Ben 10,000". Meagan Smith voices Ben's cousin Gwen Tennyson, and Paul Eiding voices Grandpa Max and his version of Upgrade. Steven Blum voices Ben's alien transformations Heatblast and Ghostfreak, as well as
1015-465: The villain Exo-Skull. Fred Tatasciore voices Ben's aliens Ripjaws, Cannonbolt, and Way Big, Tatasciore also voices a future version of Ben in "Ben 10,000". And Jim Ward voices the transformations Diamondhead, XLR8, and Wildvine, and the character Gordon Tennyson. Two Ben 10 films have been released at different times during 2007 and 2008. The first is a regular animated feature called Secret of
1050-490: Was Four Arms. It was the most popular transformation out of all the aliens for "Man of Action". Many of the unused designs for Upchuck were recycled in the episode "Ben 10,000" as two of Ben's aliens "Spitter" and "Articguana", and as villain Sploot. Steven E. Gordon worked on an early version of the show. His concept work reveals that Ben Tennyson was originally going to be a red-headed young boy. Gordon also has early designs of
1085-400: Was a brilliant song and the world should hear it." Elsewhere, Manning attributed the break-up partly to Sturmer's discomfort as frontman: "Andy never wanted to be in the spotlight, but he was never honest with himself. With Jellyfish, he couldn't have been in more foreign territory." Sturmer subsequently devoted his career to producing and writing for other artists. Among his first projects
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1120-756: Was changed when the original Ben 10 series ended and was replaced by Ben 10: Alien Force . In the game, he serves as a "Player Guide" offering guide-based missions and special items that can only be used with certain guides. Animated series Animated television series are presented daily or on certain days of the week during a prescribed time slot , including for example saturday-morning cartoons , prime time cartoons , late night anime , and weekday cartoons ; series broadcast only on weekends. The duration of an episode also varies. Traditionally, they are produced as complete half-hour or nearly half-hour programs; however, many are presented as animated shorts of 10 — 11 minutes, which can be combined for filling
1155-408: Was created by "Man of Action" and was produced by Cartoon Network Studios . Man of Action is a group consisting of comic book creators Duncan Rouleau , Joe Casey , Joe Kelly , and Steven T. Seagle . The group worked on Ben 10's concept roughly 3 years before Cartoon Network picked up the series. Dave Johnson designed the first two seasons of the show . Early on in development, it was decided that
1190-636: Was not canon. A CGI movie titled Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens was first released on March 11, 2012, in Asia and on March 23, 2012 in the US. The movie focuses on a 10-year-old Ben returning to school after the summer. The movie was released in 2 different versions on Asia. The Filipino viewers heard the Philippine winners while the rest of Southeast Asia heard the Malaysian kids. Ben 10: Race Against Time
1225-655: Was the Japanese pop duo Puffy (known as Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan). He was already a friend of main Puffy composer and producer Tamio Okuda and was credited as "godfather" of the band for giving the group their name. Sturmer also worked with the Swedish pop band the Merrymakers , who tracked him down through the Internet. He ultimately played all the drums on their 1997 album Bubblegun and co-produced four tracks. Puffy were approached by Cartoon Network to sing
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